Bill Mahler joined Baird in 1986 and serves as Chairman of Equity Capital Markets for Robert W. Baird & Co. He works closely with the firm’s Investment Banking, Research, Equity Sales & Trading and Asset Management teams. Bill serves on Baird’s board of directors of and is a member of the firm’s Executive committee, Audit committee, IT committee and Strategic Planning committee. In addition, Bill chairs Baird’s Marketing & Communications committee and its Equity Capital Commitment committee. Outside the firm, Bill serves on the Investment committees for both Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin and Marquette University High School. Bill earned his bachelor’s degree in finance from Southern Methodist University.